User manual SOUNDCRAFT ALESIS ADAT AND BRC CONFIGURATION

[. . . ] NOTE: It must be decided whether MIDI Time Code (MTC) or Longitudinal Timecode (LTC or SMPTE) is to be used to transmit the timecode from the BRC to the 328XD. If LTC is to be used, MIDI connections must still be made, in order to enable the transmission of MIDI Machine Control (MMC). MMC is responsible for the transmission of the Transport and Locate Controls between BRC and 328XD. 2 Soundcraft 328XD and Alesis ADAT and BRC In the following diagram the MIDI cable from the BRC MIDI Out port is used to transmit the MIDI Timecode to the 328XD. To summarize, the connections required are as follows: BNC Wordclock cable: 328XD Wordclock out BRC Wordclock In MIDI Cables (required even if MIDI Timecode is not to be used): 328XD MIDI Out BRC MIDI In BRC MIDI Out 328XD MIDI In SMPTE Cable (required only if SMPTE is to be used instead of MIDI Timecode) BRC Timecode Out 328XD Timecode In Alesis Sync Cables: BRC Sync Out ADAT Master Sync In ADAT Master Sync Out ADAT Slave Sync In Optical Cables: ADAT Master Optical Out 328XD 8 Track A Optical In 328XD 8 Track A Optical Out ADAT Master Optical In ADAT Slave Optical Out 328XD 8 Track B Optical In 328XD 8 Track B Optical Out ADAT Slave Optical In 3 Soundcraft 328XD and Alesis ADAT and BRC 328XD CONFIGURATION Wordclock In a configuration using the BRC, the 328XD must be made to be the wordclock master device. [. . . ] Newer ADATs such as the XT-20 or LX-20 are capable of 20-bit recording, and so for optimum results, 20-bit wordlength can be selected here. Press <MENU> to return to the menu pages. 4 Soundcraft 328XD and Alesis ADAT and BRC MIDI To configure the 328XD to send the MMC controls to the BRC and vice versa, the Alesis BRC must be selected in the Tape Machine Setup menu. Enter the Menu pages by pressing the <MENU> button, and scroll up or down with the PARAM encoder until the `Tape Mach Setup' menu is highlighted. Press <ENTER>, scroll until `Alesis BRC' is highlighted and press <ENTER> again. NOTE: Once the BRC has been selected, the timecode source must be selected. If no SMPTE cable has been connected, MTC must be selected; if a SMPTE cable has been connected, LTC must be selected. The options are 24 frame, 25 frame, 30 drop frame and 30 nondrop frame. Whichever is selected here must also be selected later when setting up the BRC. Once the 328XD has been set up, it is very advisable to store a User Setup of the above settings. Enter the Menu pages by pressing the <MENU> button and scroll through the menus until `User Setups' is highlighted. Press <ENTER> and scroll through to find a vacant setup location. To edit the parameters of the setup, while the setup is highlighted in the display, press <ENTER>. To recall the setup, highlight it in the User Setups menu in the LCD and press the <RECALL> button in the Snapshot panel. NOTE: Before proceeding to the ADAT and BRC setup, recall the User Setup as illustrated above and switch off the 328XD. 5 Soundcraft 328XD and Alesis ADAT and BRC BRC AND ADAT CONFIGURATION Firstly, turn on the Slave ADAT. Allow a few more seconds for the ADAT to boot and recognize the Slave ADAT. If it does not recognize the ADATs, you will need to turn off the BRC and reinitialize it, by holding down <RECORD> and <PLAY> and turning on the BRC. You may need to repeat this procedure until the BRC recognizes the two ADATs. [. . . ] The ADAT(s) should be set to Digital Input, as outlined on the previous page, and also set to receive external clock. To set the clock to external, press the <CLOCK SELECT> button on the front panel until DIG 48K is seen in the display. NOTE: If 48K flashes in the display, the ADAT tape is formatted at 44. 1kHz. [. . . ]